exorcised

variants also exorcized
past tense of exorcise

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of exorcised Whatever juju, imagined or self-made, permeating throughout the Braves’ roster over the last few weeks was exorcised Wednesday. Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 2 July 2026 Mitch Marner exorcised his playoff demons to a degree no one saw coming. Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 June 2026 Thanks to stellar performances from Landen O’Neil and Loyola commit Leo Kavey, the program exorcised its demons Sunday. Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 May 2026 An opinion offered offhand suggests a secret wickedness that must be exorcised. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026 Natalie, a ghost who forgot she was exorcised, asks who is going to get the Pinocchio mask. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 The ghost of Subway has been fully exorcised from the restaurant. Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025 Playing in their third straight title game, Torrey Pines finally exorcised their demons, defeating Westview 20-13 to earn the program’s first Division 1 section title. Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025 Michel then insisted on being exorcised and her parents sought the help of Father Arnold Renz and Father Ernst Alt, who performed a host of exorcisms beginning in September 1975. Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcised
Verb
  • According to the report the items were discarded, and the walk-in cooler could not be used until it was serviced and approved by Tarrant County Public Health.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
  • In addition, the short-half-life isotopes tend to get discarded by the process, and there's also the need to keep the streams of pure plutonium from concentrating, or things could get very nasty.
    David Szondy August 22, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The storm dumped more than a foot of rain over parts of the state, with the highest elevations getting more than 40 inches.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The only other crime series out recently on Netflix are true-crime offerings, where a few of those are dumped out every week.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Unloading began the following evening but progressed slowly, and only the fish manure and oil drums ended up being unloaded.
    Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The broader Aston Martin company unloaded a sliver of the team at a $3 billion-plus valuation about a year ago as well.
    Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The suspect ditched his bike in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood, northeast of where Interstates 105 and 110 intersect, and ran off.
    Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The hit-and-run driver then ditched the BMW and appears to have gotten into another car to escape.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • By this stage, Villa had already lost two physios and its head of medical services, Arnaldo Abrantes, to Arsenal.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Fifteen customers by Fall Creek near Pendleton also lost power.
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Exorcised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorcised. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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